Rumen Microbes

  • Isolation and characterization tannin degrading bacteria-Streptococcus gallolyticus, from goat.
  • Isolation and characterization of fibre degrading bacteria viz.,  Ruminococcus flavefaciens, Prevotella spp., and Butyrivibrio spp., from buffaloes and cattle respectively
  • Isolation and characterization of nitrate reducing and cellulose degrading E. coli from buffalo.
  • Isolation of rumen fungi viz., Anaeromyces spp., Orpinomyces intercalaris and Orpinomyces joyonii from buffaloes; Piromyces spp., and Neocallimastix spp., from goats.
  • Three important rumen bacteria viz., Streptococcus equinus, Streptococcus bovis and Streptococcus spp., L10 from camels have been isolated, characterized and preserved.